Chapter 148 - Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame (1/2)

Translator: StarReader

Editor: Silavin

“Master…”

Yan Fu’s call echoed in everyone’s ears, but Vicious Pill King seemed oblivious. His eyes fixed on one place only.

It happened even at Yan Fu’s second call.

Following his sight, what lay at the end was the first spot where Zhuo Fan stood with his arms crossed and eyes closed.

In Vicious Pill King’s eyes, this opponent was the only one who could light his competitive spirit.

Taking a deep breath, Vicious Pill King shouted, “Kid, don’t you have any other special skills in store for this final round?”

Flashing his eyes open, Zhuo Fan shot him a look and snorted, “If yours truly has or not, what’s it to you?”

“Quite a lot actually. I want to have a showdown with you, a fair competition. If you’re still hiding your skills, then I shall be using the flame that had been with me for years to win. But if this is all you had to offer, I won’t take advantage of your plight. Even keeping my flame hidden, I can still beat you just with a plain Yuan Qi flame.”

[Such bold words!]

The people’s hearts shivered, their faces gloomy.

If Vicious Pill King said this before, none would have anything to comment. Just who could beat the best alchemist in the empire?

But now, after losing to Zhuo Fan three times, his words were akin to an empty boast.

[Oh please, don’t you recall how Grandmaster Song, pissed, sneezed and farted you out of the second spot? If not for wasting half of your shriveled life, you’d never even be in this round!]

[It happened just a few minutes ago. Did you go senile, you old coot?]

Not only Chu Qingcheng looked derisory at him, but the rest of the audience as well.

But Vicious Pill King only had eyes for Zhuo Fan. Anything else, even the despising glances directed to him, were of no consequence.

Zhuo Fan squinted and snorted, “Humph, then let yours truly enlighten you. I indeed have hidden one skill. Don’t you worry your old little head about it and go all out. The title of Pill King will be mine regardless.”

“Ha-ha-ha, alright. Then I shall rest easy. You are the first opponent in decades that can make me exert all my ability in alchemy. Please, after you.”

Raising an eyebrow, Zhuo Fan asked, “Why do you want me to go first? Shouldn’t we both do it at the same time?”

With an ambiguous smile, Vicious Pill King showed a proud expression, “Youngster, I’m not bragging when I say that even with your great refining skill, you won’t finish that pill once I let out this old flame of mine. In hope that you can exert your best, I will start after you finish. It wouldn’t matter if I finish a bit later. This round is based on the grade after all.”

Zhuo Fan’s mouth perked at one corner and almost laughed.

[The old coot has total confidence in his flame.] But so did he in regards to his azure flame, his secret weapon. Just that it got him wondering which was stronger, his azure flame or the old coot’s?

[There is no doubt. Mine is better.] It was one of those treasures that the Demonic Emperor would covet.

Smiling, he said, “Since Elder Yan is so sure, by all means, take out your flame and let us all widen our horizons. While also letting me know if I should just give up right now.”

“Yeah, master, just let them see your might!” Yan Fu cheered.

Laughing, Vicious Pill King never felt more excited as of this moment, “If you want to see it so much, then here it is.”

With a cackling laughter, a white fire burned in Vicious Pill King’s thin hand. Then, a wicked face appeared within the flame.

That cackling laughter actually came from it.

Its appearance snuffed out all the Yuan Qi flames around. Liu Yizhen, Yan Fu and Tao Danniang’s beast flames acted as if something dreadful appeared and shrank to half their size, as if prostrating before their king.

Shock was an understatement, as even Zhuo Fan’s eyelids trembled.

[Who knew this old guy was actually hiding something so valuable?]

“T-this…” Tao Danniang was scared out of her mind. Yan Fu raised his head in pride and laughed, “Do you see that? This is the flame master chanced upon a decade ago, the heaven and earth spirit flame, Bone Soul Truefire!”

[A heaven and earth spirit flame?]

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